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Five year plan for NHS England - includes patient information
11 December 2009
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NHS 2010 - 2015: from good to great. Preventative, people-centred, productive.
Secretary of State Andy Burnham introduced a five-year plan to reshape the NHS to meet the challenge of delivering high quality health care in a tough financial environment. The report describes practical measures to meet the demands of an ageing population and the increased prevalence of lifestyle diseases. The vision is for an NHS that is organised around patients whether at home, in a community setting or in hospital. There will be a renewed focus on prevention with the ambition of delivering cost-effective high quality care across the service.
The plan includes a number of mentions of consumer health information. There is section on the NHS Constitution and the patient rights contained in it. The two that relate directly to information are:
13. You have the right to be given information about your proposed treatment in advance, including any significant risks and any alternative treatments which may be available, and the risks involved in doing nothing.
18. You have the right to make choices about your NHS care and to information to support these choices. The options available to you will develop over time and depend on your individual needs.
In addition the plan also contains two specific mentions of information for patients and the public:
- 2.58 We will also continue to expand the information available on NHS Choices, including exploring the use of international benchmarks. We will continue to expand the range of direct patient and carer feedback available via NHS Choices.
- 2.61 We will ensure patients have the right information, at the right time with the right support through the Information Standard accreditation scheme, which guarantees the quality of information for patients, and information prescriptions, tailored to the needs of individual patients.
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